WHAT’S IN THE KETE? An inventory of Māori-centred resources for disaster preparedness in Aotearoa New Zealand

Māori collectives are drawing from mātauranga and asserting rangatiratanga over disaster preparedness for the wellbeing of their communities. However, long-standing impacts of colonisation have contributed to Māori being disproportionately impacted by disasters, and to a lack of knowledge concerning the existence and availability of Māori-centred disaster risk and resilience (DRR) tools that help whānau prepare. Two key findings were drawn from a desktop literature review and thematic analysis. Firstly, government DRR policies and guidelines in Aotearoa New Zealand which reference te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi rarely refer to DRR knowledge exchange with Māori communities or Māoricentred DRR tools. Secondly, there are some Māori-centred DRR education tools being created by collaborative teams either led by or partnering with Māori. However, many of these tools are hard to f ind, and there is little evidence to indicate their impact, uptake and sustained resourcing. The authors discuss these findings, current barriers to uptake, and present further research opportunities.